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 ### Option 2: Build from source code
 
 * Pre-requisites
-  * Node >= v8.11.4
+  * Node >= v16
   * NPM >= v5.6.0
 
 * Get the source code either (a) by downloading a zip file via the green `Code` button at https://github.com/igvteam/igv-webapp, or (b) by cloning the repository: